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NPC Morale

Spartan159

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Are there any rules out there to cover this subject? Just when do NPC's say to themselves that Hey, this is not worth my life? Even fanatics can break.
 
Yes, and for PCs too in CT. Once 20% of your party is down, you have to start making throws each round. See CT:B1 p36.

For more complex rules, you could look at Striker.
 
In the Mongoose “Traveller Companion” there are rules for a new ( optional of course ) characteristic called Morale, on page 5. Interesting stuff.
 
IIRC, CT LBB:4 has yet another system for morale which covers not only breaking and running but also freezing in place under cover. Don't recall whether it's proposed to replace the LBB1 method or to amplify.

Always had to kluge something that applied to vehicular or ship-to-ship combat. Waiting for 20% crew losses before deciding to cut bait doesn't really help much in High Guard combat, where a crew hit is a mission kill anyway.
 
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